Biography
Maurice Vander (11 June 1929 - 16 February 2017) was a French jazz and film music pianist, arranger and composer.
Born Maurice Camille Gustave Vanderschueren in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne), Maurice Vander worked for a long time with Claude Nougaro and with other European and American jazzmen, like Django Reinhardt, Serge Gainsbourg and Benny Carter, among others.
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He is the adoptive father of the drummer Christian Vander.
He died in Paris, France on 16 February 2017.
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